We hope that their will be a resolution to the writer's strike that will be fair to all parties involved. There is a lot of residual hardship associated with the strike, and a lot of people are in crisis.

Michael has been filming "The Thacker Case", during the month of December. He plays the role of Kevin Thacker, a 21 year old repeat drunk driver offender. The story centers on his mysterious death in 1983. He was found in an alley, behind the Marshall Town Iowa Police Department.

Michael and I had the opportunity to view this young man's interview with the police approximately five minutes, before his death. Kevin Thacker seemed extremely drunk, but cooperative at the time. No one ever was convicted of this crime.

Michael booked a recurring role on "The Riches." He shot 4 episodes. His character (Ike) is involved with Di DI Malloy (Shannon Marie Woodward). He had a great time working with her and really enjoyed the cast and crew. This role could continue, but we don't know right now.

Michael now has a myspace account: officialmichaelwelch

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